CatfishNewbie

[Anti PETA Guy]

First of all I'd like to thank all the great posts on this catfish fourm. Boy...talk about information overload!!

As the subject suggests, I am a newbie on cats. So far, the biggest cat, a channel, I've landed has been around 11 lbs. I've had about 15 lb on my line that got away, saw him take my bait, and ever since then been hooked. My quest is to catch that monster cat that many of you have posted the picture of.

My question, to you "experts" is, do cats bite in the fall? and how far into the year wiil they bite? Finally, what will they bite on as the weather gets cooler?

Thanks!!

[fiskyknut]

You want info overload spend some time browsing on this forums archives. Then go and check the archives on the Red river forum, the Minnesota river forum, and some of those Mississippi river forums. That'll keep you busy for a little while anyhow! I fish Channel Cats on the Red and our fish here will bite reliably into October anyhow. Usually frogs, frogs, and more frogs for me in the fall but folks will catch them on various cutbaits as well. I have got them good on live large minnows of one kind or another too. Strecth of the Red I fish I think it's hard to top a good sized leopard frog though. September is the best month for whoppers for me, should be good for you too man get after them!

fiskyknut

[MURPHFISHER]

I fish for channel cats down here in Roch. on the Zumbro and I seem to have better luck with cut bait in the fall. I use livers during the summer months. Check some of my old posts in the Rochester section.

On a different note, fiskyknut, good luck to you and all on the Red River adventure. I wanted to get in on some of those monsters, but Canada is a little too far with the gas prices Please post pics of how you did and recommend something on this side of the border for me if you can before hard water sets in....

[fiskyknut]

Hey der I won't be up to Canada this weekend anyhow. A big crew of FM'rs is gonna be at 'Cats on the Red' and they will undoubtably have stories and pics next week of big fish. I fish US side of the Red mostly, around Drayton ND and points north to the border. Hanson will be up to do some Rainy river Sturgeon fishing and to fish the Red with me again next weekend on the US end and he is sure to post a pic or 2 as he recently did the last time up Catfishing. There's a suggestion south of the border for you. Love Canada but don't make it up there to fish as often anymore, usually just go and visit the relatives when I go north these days. I really should get on up to Pine Falls and do some Pickeral fishing once or twice before the ice though. So many fish and not enough time.

[MURPHFISHER]

I can't wait to see the reports from 'cats on the red'. I think Thiem and I should venture North your way one of these weekends for some monster cats. It beats the sheepies we have been catching down here. I think he gets a couple days off a year